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    • London’s skyscraper pipeline increased in 2020, despite the pandemic

  • 23rd Apr 2021 07:00
  • by PrimeResi
    • “Although the impact of Covid-19 is undeniable, development in London has shown impressive resilience,” says New London Architecture after surveying skyscraper-building activity in the capital. “The development sector has already begun to recover well from the initial economic shock of Covid-19 restrictions.”
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    • When the Wind(fall) Blows: Controversial commercial-to-residential permitted development rights, explained

  • 9th Apr 2021 06:10
  • by Roy Pinnock
    • Last week’s expansion of permitted development rights on high streets came as “a bit of shock”, says Roy Pinnock, a partner in the Planning & Public Law team of the world’s biggest law firm, Dentons. Changes announced by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick open up many more commercial properties for residential conversion without the need for full-fat planning permission. Here Pinnock explains what the new PD proposals are, and what’s not to like about them…